We can blow this planet up, it can ice up to the equator or even shift on its axis and life will survive and take another shot in a few thousand millennia.
This also seems to sidestep discussion of whether BMI measures anything significant at all.
While its true that BMI doesn't differentiate between muscle and fat, I'd argue there is still a relationship between high BMI and low IQ. Try talking to a body builder some time...
A lot of those games required that you use the "SEKRIT DECODER DEVICE" (aka a piece of red transparency) in order to filter out the non-red text and see what they were on about.
I remember those; I could never work out why everyone else had such difficulty reading them without the red cellophane, although it did make a mess of photocopies unless you got the contrast just right (it took practice). But I seem to recall that challenge/response codes scattered throughout the manuals was a far more common anti-piracy* measure, though that might have been the particular titles I was interested in.
Elite BBSes have been around for a long time...
You're telling me; I still have a 200 baud acoustic coupler modem amongst my collection of obsolete hardware. I pull it out occasionally to poke fun at friends whose computers still have RS-232 ports.
*I also seem to recall that the word "pirate" was used with pride back when the word "punk" wasn't followed by "if its OK with you". Yeah, I'm a bitter old fart too. Cheers!
Actually the headline is ambiguous. The word "linked" only indicates a connection between the two, it doesn't specify which is cause and which is effect, or even whether the two are interdependant.
For example, "Faulty tyres linked to road fatalities" versus "Road fatalities linked to faulty tyres". Obviously, road fatalities don't cause tyres to burst (as long as you don't back over them too many times), so either sentence is easily interpreted correctly. But neither explicitly states that faulty tyres cause road fatalities, merely that there is a statistical correlation between the two; any other interpretation is purely subjective.
How about "Cell phone use linked to lack of situational awareness"; do cell phones make people oblivious to their surroundings, or are people who don't want to be aware of their surroundings more likely to use cell phones? I've observed both to be true.
Or "Addictive personalities linked to heroin abuse"; people with addictive personalities are more likely to become addicted, but using heroin also causes addictive personality traits. The statement doesn't specify which is the concern, just that there is a relationship.
"Linked" could even be as vague as "happen in the same universe"; I could go on, but basically the headline is lazy, imprecise writing.
And this site used to pretend it was for the cyber punk. Now it is nothing but a grunting luddite...
Or, more likely, those of us who pay for energy are concerned that there are no coordinated plans to replace oil, which is very definitely a finite resource and will run out at some point (whether or not you agree with the predictions in TFA, but not even the oil companies are pretending the supply is infinite. The only area of disagreement is "when").
The point here is that as the cost of energy rises it will become progressively more expensive to develop and build the infrastructure to replace oil. So we have the option of deciding there isn't a problem and let market forces shape demand once the price rises (which is too late), or we can make an issue of it now before it affects us, act while we have abundant, cheap energy, and reap the benefits of selling new technologies to the developing world, cleaner air in major cities, and less geo-political instability ($337,000,000,000 would buy a lot of fusion research, but apparently its better spent protecting the existing finite energy supply).
So no, it isn't a fear of the future, per se, its a fear of the future without cheap electricity; that truly is a geek's concern. If anything, continued support for the hydrocarbon economy is the luddite's realm...
Nobody needs that kind of money, although few would say no, let's be honest. But if obsessive fans are prepared to keep shelling out for every new, slightly tweaked re-hash, why should he stop? Its just supply meeting demand (though why the demand exists escapes me. Owning one DVD says "I like the films"; owning every DVD says "I lack a sense of proportion and sorely need a lesson in financial responsibility", so in this regard Lucas is really collecting tuition fees).
Anyway, its not as though "George Lucas" has ever been a synonym for "artistic integrity".
In defence of his strategy, the advantage to doing 50 films instead of one is that he can't possibly write them all, and that alone vastly improves the odds of one of them being good.
I'd say being compared to a rat is actually a good thing. They're very clever for their brain mass, they can form large social heirarchies and they're highly adaptable. Their main failing is a lack of hygene, but anyone who's been in IT for long will have experienced worse.
Ever since the last bastion of balanced journalism in the US collapsed (NPR in the late nineties), I've been searching for a good English-language news source. I can't find one.
China and India both have far far worse pollution based upon that metric (which presumably is a better measure of productivity than the mere presence of a person)...
Many poorer countries have significant populations living in subsistence economies, who still produce pollution but are not included when calculating the GDP, so it skews the figures. For example, Nauru has a GDP approaching $0; no industry, a few cars, some diesel generators and marine engines, but by comparing CO2 output to GDP they are suddenly the world's worst polluters. Is that: (a) a sound basis for developing an effective global emission control strategy; or (b) utter bullshit?
We'll never get it though because the anti-nuke lobby would be absolutely horrified at the thought of any nuke powered vehicle accident.
But on the other hand, the idea that a collision between two nuclear-powered cars equates to an implosion bomb would improve driver safety no end, so the road safety crowd will support it.
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We can blow this planet up, it can ice up to the equator or even shift on its axis and life will survive and take another shot in a few thousand millennia.
So...we need to redesign our doomsday devices?
That's why capital letters are so important.
Well, if you're fat, then your ass is not going to fit into any military airplane cockpit anyway.
And if you do manage to squeeze in, you risk the wedgie from hell if you hit the eject button.
*runs
I think just a brisk walking pace would do.
This also seems to sidestep discussion of whether BMI measures anything significant at all.
While its true that BMI doesn't differentiate between muscle and fat, I'd argue there is still a relationship between high BMI and low IQ. Try talking to a body builder some time...
Hey look, William Shatner posts on /.!
...professionally edited article at CNN...[snip]...At least they engage their brains
Two firsts in the one day!
(Someone had to say it. But I agree they made the correct decision)
A lot of those games required that you use the "SEKRIT DECODER DEVICE" (aka a piece of red transparency) in order to filter out the non-red text and see what they were on about.
I remember those; I could never work out why everyone else had such difficulty reading them without the red cellophane, although it did make a mess of photocopies unless you got the contrast just right (it took practice). But I seem to recall that challenge/response codes scattered throughout the manuals was a far more common anti-piracy* measure, though that might have been the particular titles I was interested in.
Elite BBSes have been around for a long time...
You're telling me; I still have a 200 baud acoustic coupler modem amongst my collection of obsolete hardware. I pull it out occasionally to poke fun at friends whose computers still have RS-232 ports.
*I also seem to recall that the word "pirate" was used with pride back when the word "punk" wasn't followed by "if its OK with you". Yeah, I'm a bitter old fart too. Cheers!
Actually the headline is ambiguous. The word "linked" only indicates a connection between the two, it doesn't specify which is cause and which is effect, or even whether the two are interdependant.
For example, "Faulty tyres linked to road fatalities" versus "Road fatalities linked to faulty tyres". Obviously, road fatalities don't cause tyres to burst (as long as you don't back over them too many times), so either sentence is easily interpreted correctly. But neither explicitly states that faulty tyres cause road fatalities, merely that there is a statistical correlation between the two; any other interpretation is purely subjective.
How about "Cell phone use linked to lack of situational awareness"; do cell phones make people oblivious to their surroundings, or are people who don't want to be aware of their surroundings more likely to use cell phones? I've observed both to be true.
Or "Addictive personalities linked to heroin abuse"; people with addictive personalities are more likely to become addicted, but using heroin also causes addictive personality traits. The statement doesn't specify which is the concern, just that there is a relationship.
"Linked" could even be as vague as "happen in the same universe"; I could go on, but basically the headline is lazy, imprecise writing.
Someone's way ahead of you.
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If you think this is new, then you haven't been paying attention. [snip] It just meant that people had to download the answers, too.
Even less new than you think, unless by "download" you mean "photocopy".
So if Ballmer was into midget porn, would he ask to be "Squirted a squirting squirt"?
And this site used to pretend it was for the cyber punk. Now it is nothing but a grunting luddite...
Or, more likely, those of us who pay for energy are concerned that there are no coordinated plans to replace oil, which is very definitely a finite resource and will run out at some point (whether or not you agree with the predictions in TFA, but not even the oil companies are pretending the supply is infinite. The only area of disagreement is "when").
The point here is that as the cost of energy rises it will become progressively more expensive to develop and build the infrastructure to replace oil. So we have the option of deciding there isn't a problem and let market forces shape demand once the price rises (which is too late), or we can make an issue of it now before it affects us, act while we have abundant, cheap energy, and reap the benefits of selling new technologies to the developing world, cleaner air in major cities, and less geo-political instability ($337,000,000,000 would buy a lot of fusion research, but apparently its better spent protecting the existing finite energy supply).
So no, it isn't a fear of the future, per se, its a fear of the future without cheap electricity; that truly is a geek's concern. If anything, continued support for the hydrocarbon economy is the luddite's realm...
Boobs are always in style.
My plastic surgeon said the same thing before the operation. But I've found they don't match the beard...
Windows CE in fact *was* considered briefly at a point. ...but rejected. It turned out to be evil after all.
VHS stands for "Video Horribly Smeared".
Nobody needs that kind of money, although few would say no, let's be honest. But if obsessive fans are prepared to keep shelling out for every new, slightly tweaked re-hash, why should he stop? Its just supply meeting demand (though why the demand exists escapes me. Owning one DVD says "I like the films"; owning every DVD says "I lack a sense of proportion and sorely need a lesson in financial responsibility", so in this regard Lucas is really collecting tuition fees).
Anyway, its not as though "George Lucas" has ever been a synonym for "artistic integrity".
In defence of his strategy, the advantage to doing 50 films instead of one is that he can't possibly write them all, and that alone vastly improves the odds of one of them being good.
Or coming out with a revised Star Wars DVD box set every few years?
That's his pension plan.
I'd say being compared to a rat is actually a good thing. They're very clever for their brain mass, they can form large social heirarchies and they're highly adaptable. Their main failing is a lack of hygene, but anyone who's been in IT for long will have experienced worse.
Ever since the last bastion of balanced journalism in the US collapsed (NPR in the late nineties), I've been searching for a good English-language news source. I can't find one.
Try this one: http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/
China and India both have far far worse pollution based upon that metric (which presumably is a better measure of productivity than the mere presence of a person)...
Many poorer countries have significant populations living in subsistence economies, who still produce pollution but are not included when calculating the GDP, so it skews the figures. For example, Nauru has a GDP approaching $0; no industry, a few cars, some diesel generators and marine engines, but by comparing CO2 output to GDP they are suddenly the world's worst polluters. Is that: (a) a sound basis for developing an effective global emission control strategy; or (b) utter bullshit?
When he does return his eyes will be like fire...
Sounds like me on Sunday mornings (curse happy hour). Hey, we are made in his image!
People should need a lisence to reproduce.... It should also be based on income to proffesion, IQ, and education.
Application to reproduce denied.
Hey, this could work...
We'll never get it though because the anti-nuke lobby would be absolutely horrified at the thought of any nuke powered vehicle accident.
But on the other hand, the idea that a collision between two nuclear-powered cars equates to an implosion bomb would improve driver safety no end, so the road safety crowd will support it.